Derib Surname

99,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Derib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,0241:24,2413,065
Iran7241:106,05310,224
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Derib (3,026) may also be a first name.

Derib Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Derib Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Derib occurs most in Ethiopia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Derib? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 99,304th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,528,428 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Derib live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 131,409th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 3,026 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,024 people, or 1 in 24,241. Not including Ethiopia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 15 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehrib9114/
Deirib9110/
Derhib912/
Derrib912/
Deraib911/
Detribs832/
Dirib804,668/
Dereb803,226/
Derif80543/
Darib80279/
Dorib8075/
Deriv8016/
Derip8012/
Deribova773/
Daraib732,065/
Deriev7360/
Darhib7313/
Dhereb7311/
Derife7310/
Deripe734/
Doraib734/
Detrif733/
Dheriv733/
Dahrib733/
Derifh731/
Dhirib731/
Dorrib731/
Dharib731/
Derief731/
Derrif731/
Dherif731/
Diereb730/
Derippe67104/
Derrips6713/
Dharaib675/
Detrift672/
Derziev672/
Dheriff671/
Derrief671/
Derrijp671/
Daharib671/
Doehreb670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Derib
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